Honor Magicbook Pro 16 vs MagicBook 14 (2023)
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Honor Magicbook Pro 16
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Performs significantly better (up to 80%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 30-41% higher FPS
- Better webcam recording quality
- 46% sharper screen – 226 versus 155 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 9% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 460 nits
Advantages of the Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
- Easier to carry: weighs 270 grams less (around 0.6 lbs)
- Around 11% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (108.5 vs 132.8 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.79 kg (3.95 lbs) | 1.52 kg (3.35 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 354 x 242 x 19.9 mm 13.94 x 9.53 x 0.78 inches |
307.51 x 227.56 x 16.9 mm 12.11 x 8.96 x 0.67 inches |
| Area | 857 cm2 (132.8 inches2) | 700 cm2 (108.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~86.6% | ~85.8% |
| Side bezels | 4.7 mm | 3.7 mm |
| Colors | White, Purple | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 145° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 41.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14.2 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | LTPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 226 ppi | 155 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 3072 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | - | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Magicbook Pro 16
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
MagicBook 14 (2023)
14.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 93.1 in2
~23% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1500:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | - | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 90 / 140 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | - | 1.7 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 237 grams | 200 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 18 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 1185 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1417 MHz |
| FLOPS | 9-14.6 TFLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3072 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 9-14.6 TFLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2357 | 950 |
| Solar Bay | 30893 | 17250 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~74.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | In the keyboard button |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 13.4 x 8.1 cm | 12.0 x 7.2 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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